Why can’t we do that with all laws then...and just make law enforcement a unnecessary thing? Then we could do the same thing with fire regulations and then dismantle fire departments. And then do the same thing with educational standards...and dismantle state schools.

In addition to any other form of oath or affirmation specifically provided by law for an officer or employee, before any officer or employee enters upon the duties of his office or employment, he shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:

State of Arizona, County of ______________ I, ____________________ (type or print name)

do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of Arizona; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and defend them against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of _______________________________ (name of office) ________________________ according to the best of my ability, so help me God (or so I do affirm).

Sec. 1252c. Authorizing State and local law enforcement officials
to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens

(a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent permitted by relevant State and local law, State and local law enforcement officials are authorized to arrest and detain an individual who - (1) is an alien illegally present in the United States; and (2) has previously been convicted of a felony in the United States and deported or left the United States after such conviction, but only after the State or local law enforcement officials obtain appropriate confirmation from the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the status of such individual and only for such period of time as may be required for the Service to take the individual into Federal custody for purposes of deporting or removing the alien from the United States. (b) Cooperation The Attorney General shall cooperate with the States to assure that information in the control of the Attorney General, including information in the National Crime Information Center, that would assist State and local law enforcement officials in carrying out duties under subsection (a) of this section is made available to such officials.

This is only delaying the inevitable - the law will eventually be ruled constitutional. Especially when that state law is only invoked AFTER a lawful encounter by police precipitated by an unlawful act by a perp.

Otherwise, any state law that upholds enforcement of a federal law would be void.

What next? Cops don’t like the Cocaine laws so they sue over that? Cops think the speed limit should be 90, so they sue over that?

Cops had such wide discretion anyway. If this Escobar cop had a suspect he didn’t have to bring him in. Just like cops don’t have to stop any particular speeder or arrest anyone for possession if they don’t want to.

Because the crime of treason is Constitutionally defined, specifically, as "making war against the United States, or in adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort."

I believe that is word-for-word; my apologies for any errors. Until such time as either A) there is a war declared by the Regress, or B) the United States publishes a list of enemies that is useful at law, there is no way (lawfully speaking, of course) to prosecute jerkoffs like Escobar for treason.

Doubtless, with a bit of imagination, he could easily be prosecuted for either 'swearing a false oath', 'deriliction of duty', or 'being an asshole'. The question always is in such cases whether there is the political will to prosecute.

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posted on 06/02/2010 12:19:22 AM PDT
by SAJ
(Zerobama? A phony and a prick, ergo a dildo.)

This comes straight out of the Mexican government's handbook taught in US schools. Accuracy in Academia investigated "ethnic studies" and uncovered damaging material in the high schools of Tuscon, Arizona. Paulo Freire (a Brazilian Marxist)'s book called Pedagogy of the Oppressed is required reading in Arizona's "Raza Studies" (ie, Race Studies), otherwise known as "Mexican-American courses."

Another favorite is "Occupied America" by Rodolfo Acuna, professor of Chicano Studies at California State University in Northridge. "Occupied America," according to the invaders, includes a map of Mexico in 1821 which includes the American Southwest. A choice quote from "Occupied America." It gives us an idea of material Hispanic students are being exposed to in Arizona public schools: "We are fed up. We are going to do away with the injustice to the Chicano and if the 'gringo' doesn't get out of our way, we will stampede over him."

Another priceless gem: "(The Mexican speaker) attacked the gringo establishment angrily at a press conference and called upon Chicanos to "Kill the gringo,' which meant to end white control over Mexicans."

THIRD WORLDERS HATE AMERICA AND AMERICANS The savages vow to "Kill the gringo! Stampede over him! Rise up and overthrow the White oppressor in a bloody Communist insurrection! "

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SO HOW COME PRESIDENT CALDERON DIDN'T ITEMIZE THAT OPPOSITION TO ARIZONA LAW WHEN HE ADDRESSED CONGRESS? Guess he knew he would not get a standing ovation.

I'm surprised the officers are against the new law...which makes me wonder if there are a disproportionate number of Hispanic officers throughout our border states with family ties/allegiances outside our country? If so, it would beg the question as to whether or not these forces may become corrupt as they are in Mexico. Similar, I'm thinking, to the gangs who've infiltrated our military.

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posted on 06/02/2010 4:36:52 AM PDT
by Kimberly GG
("Path to Citizenship" Amnesty candidates will NOT get my vote!)

“I’m surprised the officers are against the new law...which makes me wonder if there are a disproportionate number of Hispanic officers throughout our border states with family ties/allegiances outside our country? “

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